The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CLOD
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What does CLOD mean?
CLOD noun- A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
- The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
- A stupid person; a dolt.
- Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
- To pelt with clods.
- To throw violently; to hurl.
- To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.